How to clean interior carpets

Pull out and hose them. The underlay will stink

Josh,

Reckon you'll need to remove them, as advised above.

PIA job, stripping out seats, console and sill covers, but the end result will be worth it. Might even find some loose change:-))

Bob.

Yeah that's not happening... the wetness is the size of a dinner plate... Not taking out all of the seats and carpet for that.

Hi had a problem with water entering the passenger foot well some time ago.

I lifted the carpet and placed a old towel down and fold the carpet back over it for a few days. It soaked most of the water up.
Took the towel out and parked it in the sun for a few hours, worked well but it was summer and no stink.

You could have the heater on with the floor vents opened only every time you drive.

Just use an extraction cleaner!

Ouch. We got filthy, muddy and stinking water into the car because the panel beater did not replace that plastic membrane in the two left hand doors. It was putrid. We had a good drive but a dirty carpet after it in Tasmania on the Balfour Track.

I just got stuck in and removed the seats then the carpets. I scrubbed the carpet three times with Vax Carpet cleaner, a fairly stiff couple of brooms (had and large) and bloody hot water and hosed it off after each time.. I did it over a period of one week so it didn't kill me. A bit at a time.

Now! The carpet is like brand new. No smell. No marks. Even took out some stains that were there before that I had given up removing. The only problem I found was that the carper moulded shape changed a bit so I had to use a rubber mallet to get it to slip into those nooks and crannies.

Would I do it again the same way. Get it muddy - NO!!! Wash the carpet - wiithout hesitation.Well may once or twice a year and when needed.

We get the inside dirt a lot because of the rugged, rough and remote areas that we like to go to.Well worth the trouble. It's like new.

Phil